Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel 2011

Four Roses

I first had this whiskey in Spain and it was great as a beer chaser and is still one of my preferred bog standard bourbons. Colour is very light clear amber. Nose is classic Four Roses profile. Red fruit, cranberry, strawberry, mint, herb and dill from the rye, brown sugar, stem ginger, spice. Taste is quite muted but the spice, brown sugar,...

Score 82/100

Four Roses Single Barrel

Maybe shouldn't have i tasted 4RSB side by side with my beloved Blanton's original, but neither the nose, nor the taste gave to me those richness of aroma and gentle spicy kick Blanton's so elegantly delivers. 4R is a good and gentle dram, but soft, very soft, too soft. It lacks duality,complexity or is that me ? I tell to myself that i should...

Score 75/100

Four Roses

After a hectic (but wonderful) Christmas Day with my crazy family, I now have some quiet time on my own to taste this bottle of Four Roses Single Barrel. I originally opened it around the July 4 holiday for my office but am only getting to the tasting notes now (so consider that this has oxidized for almost 6 months). Four Roses Single Barrel is...

Score 87/100

Four Roses Single Barrel

When my wife and I toured the distillery, we were pleasantly surprised to find the Four Roses regular bottling (yellow label) quite nice. Surprised because the once popular and high quality bourbon entered a long period of decay after Seagram’s bought the brand and converted it into a blended whiskey. All of the good stuff continued to be made...

Score 88/100